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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. It’s under the hoods of the 250 million vehicles we drive today. Using existing technology, we can convert many of them into plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. We can upgrade vehicles too. Meanwhile, we all still need to drive all the time.

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Report: Dealers Worried About Getting EV Refunds From the Government

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Nobody likes bureaucratic red tape or waiting on payment and this seems to have become a sticking point for retailers nervously waiting to see how the United States’ updated EV tax credit scheme plays out. Treasury Department said participating dealers will be able to register via an online IRS portal in the next few months.

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US VP Biden outlines 3-part plan to have 1M advanced technology vehicles on US roads by 2015

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In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama highlighted his goal of making the United States the first country in the world to put one million advanced technology vehicles on the road by 2015. The Recovery Act is also supporting the deployment of infrastructure for advanced technology vehicles. Infrastructure.

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